"cateto" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈtɛ.to/ Forms: cateti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛto Etymology: From Latin cathetus, from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos). The forwarding of the accent may be explained as a false analogy with the suffix -eto from Latin -ētum (“a grove of ...”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|cathetus}} Latin cathetus, {{der|it|grc|κάθετος}} Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos), {{l+|la|-ētum|t=a grove of ...}} Latin -ētum (“a grove of ...”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} cateto m (plural cateti)
  1. (geometry) cathetus Tags: masculine Derived forms: catetometro
    Sense id: en-cateto-it-noun-2zSzzg18 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Geometry, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 56 39 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 39 2 2 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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